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But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.

Baron de Montesquieu

I shall ever repeat it, that mankind are governed not by extremes, but by principals of moderation.
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Extremes Mankind Moderation
The false notion of miracles comes of our vanity, which makes us believe we are important enough for the Supreme Being to upset nature on our behalf.
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Believe Miracle Vanity
A man who writes well writes not as others write, but as he himself writes; it is often in speaking badly that he speaks well.
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Men Speak Writing
It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.
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Checks Power Should
There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.
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Gambling Government Three
Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.
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Birth Men Philosophical
In the matter of dress one should always keep below one’s ability.
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Dresses Matter Should
Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.
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Politics Republic Wisdom
When God endowed human beings with brains, He did not intend to guarantee them.
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Brain Guarantees Humans
Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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Government Liberty Political
I suffer from the disease of writing books and being ashamed of them when they are finished.
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Book Suffering Writing
Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.
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Courage Law Morality
The coffee is prepared in such a way that it makes those who drink it witty: at least there is not a single soul who, on quitting the house, does not believe himself four times wittier that when he entered it.
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Believe Coffee Witty
The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear.
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Highway Philosophical Reason
At our coming into the world we contract an immense debt to our country, which we can never discharge.
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Country Debt World
Those who have few affairs to attend to are great speakers. The less men think, the more they talk.
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Men Talking Thinking

But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.

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